“Guide to Ground”
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“Guide to Ground” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that systematically develops and analyzes the notion of metaphysical grounding and its role in the structure of reality.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Guide to Ground” canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
difference between grounding and causation
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difference between grounding and reduction ⓘ difference between grounding and supervenience ⓘ formal principles governing ground ⓘ grounding and ontological dependence ⓘ nature of metaphysical explanation ⓘ transitivity of grounding ⓘ well‑foundedness of grounding chains ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarifying the role of grounding in metaphysics
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systematic treatment of grounding ⓘ |
| analyzes |
formal properties of grounding
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hierarchical structure of reality ⓘ logical behavior of grounding ⓘ |
| author | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
metaphysical explanation
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priority relations among truths ⓘ relations between fundamental and derivative facts ⓘ |
| develops |
formal framework for grounding
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systematic theory of grounding ⓘ |
| examines |
connections between grounding and essence
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connections between grounding and explanation ⓘ connections between grounding and modality ⓘ |
| field |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
grounding relations
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metaphysical dependence ⓘ notion of ground ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
contemporary metaphysics
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debates on fundamentality ⓘ debates on metaphysical structure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
metaphysical grounding
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metaphysics ⓘ structure of reality ⓘ |
| proposes |
axioms for grounding
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logical rules for grounding operators ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
essence
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fundamentality ⓘ ontological dependence ⓘ truthmaking ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
“The Question of Realism”
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“Things and Their Parts” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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